You know your "Sherlock" obsession is bad when...

[Arcadia]

...  However, upon further inspection, I do see more hook-up places than I realized it had.  One is for recharging, obviously.  One is a headphone jack.  But what's the third one?  It's got a cryptic logo that looks vaguely like a pair of italic square brackets:

 

[ ]

 

Also, there's some sort of long button or latch or slider switch.  It's marked with a box in the middle and arrows on each end, like so:

 

<   [__]   >

 

The phone is a Motorola, and of course there's no model number on it.  I've had it for maybe five years.

 

...   It's a very basic cell phone.

 

If it makes you feel any better, that's two more holes than my phone has!

[T.o.b.y]

I can't wait to go to a busy place with my new phone, have a friend call me and make it play "staying alive". I'm so hoping that someone will get the reference and smile at me... :lol: Even if nobody ever notices, it's a nice little joke between me and my new gadget.

 

(Incidentally, "staying alive" is one of the songs recommended to find the right rhythm when performing CPR, so if I ever have to do that in the wild, I can use the ringtone as well. It's certainly less cynical than the other one often mentioned for this purpose: "highway to hell".)

[Van Buren Supernova]

Fun fact that you may already know, I forget where I read it from, when Sue Vertue was attending a funeral, someone's phone went off with 'Staying Alive' ringtone. That was where they got the idea of using it on the worst timing ever. (I would argue about 'worst' though).

[Carol the Dabbler]

Dear Carol,

The simplest solution then would be to find the cell phone's IMEI number, log on to your service provider and see what ringtones are available for sale (unfortunately) ; the other port is for a data transfer card, so it's no good unless you have kept all the accessory wires that came with the boxed phone.

Oh, I've still got 'em, all right. Still in the original box. But it's just an earphone and a 12V transformer (so I could recharge the phone in my car). And I don't see the point of paying extra for something I'd virtually never use, anyhow.

 

... you have a composer. Dig out that manual and translate Sherlock's opening theme then compose it in your phone.

 

Unfortunately, manuals ain't what they used to be. Back when I was writing software manuals, they were expected to provide all the details one might ever need. Nowadays, you're lucky if they give you some hints as to what the features might be.

 

I don't believe the print "manual" (just a folded-up sheet of paper) has anything whatsoever about a composer.  I got that from the gsmarena website.  The online manual doesn't seem to say anything about it either.  And I haven't yet found anything online. But if I ever do, Alex (the musician in the family) may be able to reconstruct the "Game" theme -- if his Sherlock obsession is bad enough!

 

Aaaand we're back on topic!  :D

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

When you try to figure out how to word a response to bring a back on topic

 

Way to go there Carol.

[sfmpco]

...when you tell your Mother, who has access to Netflix, to watch Sherlock...

[Arcadia]

...when you tell your Mother, who has access to Netflix, to watch Sherlock...

 

Was that your Mother's Day advice? :D

[sfmpco]

 

...when you tell your Mother, who has access to Netflix, to watch Sherlock...

 

Was that your Mother's Day advice? :D

 

 

Absolutely.  I told her that she would then know what I was always going on about...

[T.o.b.y]

... when you're watching "Yes Minister" and think it could just as well be named "Mycroft - the show".

[SherlockedCAMPer]

When you type the word anything on your phone and it thinks you want anythingbatch. Not sure how that happened but caught before I posted.

[sittything]

... when you're watching "Yes Minister" and think it could just as well be named "Mycroft - the show".

 

I need to see this!

[besleybean]

...you receive a tweet form a John Witson, but of course you read is as John Watson!

[J.P.]

When you type the word anything on your phone and it thinks you want anythingbatch. Not sure how that happened but caught before I posted.

Even your phone is obsessed. :D

[SherlockedCAMPer]

 

When you type the word anything on your phone and it thinks you want anythingbatch. Not sure how that happened but caught before I posted.

Even your phone is obsessed. :D

Apparently it is.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Today's word of the day from dictionary.com: cynosure. It equally applies to just about everyone on the show (cast & behind the scenes).

[sfmpco]

...when you're thinking about buying a wristwatch that says "I am Sherlocked" even though you don't wear watches...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371305667976?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[sfmpco]

Not sure what Tinder is... online dating?  This is apparently Sherlock's profile:

 

https://twitter.com/RadioTimes/status/598943628245925888

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Yes, tinder is a dating app.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

When you decide to write a fanfic on what would happen to Sherlock when he got sick.  More like what would happen to his mind.  (And then decide in the middle of writing it to get an Ao3 account to post it to when done.)   is referenced at least once.

 

 

And also decide that the villain from your first fanfic needs to be hauled off and shot or taken care of by either Mycroft or Moriarty and that Magnussen wouldn't even bother with bullying the villain as he's not worth it.  Then proceed to laugh hysterically at that notion.

[Inge l-w]

I rarely go near the very serious illnesses, having had friends and relatives die of three types of cancer, cystic fibrosis and Parkinson's, but there is a little piece of decidedly X-rated content called Well, You didn't want it in your ears, when he gets an ear infection and won't anyone touch him because as a boy he had watched ST:The Wrath of Khan! So Dr Watson has to enlist Mycroft's help. Parts of it are very funny, because the worse the infection gets, the more petulant he gets, possibly surrendering his logic to his suffering.

I have an account, because some writers won't let you post a comment unless you are a member, but I write articles for journals, not fiction, although I have found watt pad, ff and AoO to be Liquorice All Sorts when it comes to the quality of writing. You pick and choose at your own risk.

Sorry for rambling on so, what I originally meant to post is ...

When you neglect your students' essays to check up on the Forum!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I rarely go near the very serious illnesses, having had friends and relatives die of three types of cancer, cystic fibrosis and Parkinson's, but there is a little piece of decidedly X-rated content called Well, You didn't want it in your ears, when he gets an ear infection and won't anyone touch him because as a boy he had watched ST:The Wrath of Khan! So Dr Watson has to enlist Mycroft's help. Parts of it are very funny, because the worse the infection gets, the more petulant he gets, possibly surrendering his logic to his suffering.

I have an account, because some writers won't let you post a comment unless you are a member, but I write articles for journals, not fiction, although I have found watt pad, ff and AoO to be Liquorice All Sorts when it comes to the quality of writing. You pick and choose at your own risk.

Sorry for rambling on so, what I originally meant to post is ...

When you neglect your students' essays to check up on the Forum!

 

I think I read that ear infection story.  Mine's G-rated and maybe slightly humorous.  Now don't neglect the essays too much or the students my try to revolt. ;)

[Inge l-w]

Revolt is definitely NOT an option if you need to get a grade to show you have finished this particular course and can go on to the next compulsory or elective course in your field! Besides, I am not cute and cuddly like dear Arcadia teaching art classes, or Dr Watson in repose! When I lecture, picture Sherlock-in-depth knowledge and flair for the dramatic, beguiling Jim smile and occasional ( very, very rarely) Jim roar ( that's what people DO!) blended in with a very rare chilly blank-eyed fixed smile in CAM mode, and hammering a point home again and again and again, until it sticks. Patience can be a virtue, and I always explain right from the start that they can interrupt at any time and ask any questions, I always emphasise that there are NO stupid questions, only that sometimes, as teachers, we fall short, but I have never been afraid to admit to a mistake or lapse, and I try to get back to them with the latest information available. Research is invaluable, especially in valid, printed form, that's what dear sfmpco seems to resent, relying so much on the Internet, which is rife with mistakes.

Found a solution to your perimeter rescue, by the way, shall iron it out and post soon!

... When you prefer the company of the intelligent people on this forum to the company of actual staff colleagues!

[sfmpco]

Oh, I will have to beg to differ.  There ARE definitely stupid questions.  Let me give you an example:

 

Up until this past September 2014 I had my own custom cookie business.  I sometimes got asked to do various pieces of sports equipment... baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls - general theme is all were round-shaped but people invariably would ask if I had a basketball shape... uh YEAH!  It's ROUND!!!

 

Yes, there are stupid questions.

[Inge l-w]

Dear sfmpco, I entirely agree that there are countless stupid, pointless questions! The whole object of the exercise is to make my students understand that they are entitled to ask ANYthing at all without feeling that they will be making fools of themselves in my eyes, or, even worse, in their peers' eyes! Twenty-somethings are still pretty unsure about themselves. To give you a concrete example, I was explaining the difference concerning elegy, encomium, panegyric, phillipic, jeremiad, eulogy. This had to be done thrice, with examples and explanations. Eventually, I said "Your minds are not made of Teflon, eventually it ( the information) will stick." Thereupon a lovely , quiet girl, a bit like our Molly, fragile but hard-working, piped up : "What is Teflon?" No one sniggered as I explained about the French anti-stick material. Lecture progressed as planned, she was not made to feel silly.

...When you realise that your Magnussen fixed smile and blank eye stare terrify your students into absolute quiet much better than a Moriarty yell!

[besleybean]

2 from work today:

A couple of the teachers I work with are  Sherlock fans.

One of them and I went into one of the store rooms to find some resources.

She spotted and dug out the whole lot, which were both buried and spread across the whole room.

She thanked me for my help, but laughed when I replied: well you found it all, well done Sherlock!

 

The other teacher caem into our office and was craning her neck trying to see what was written on the bag, sitting on the table next to me.

" Sherlock Holmes", she read aloud," oh well I don't need to ask whose bag that is, then!"